"The Heartlands game system doesn’t include any weapon proficiency skills. This isbecause we favour personal skill limitations ratherthan skills, instead granting combatfocused characters special calls to represent the difference in character skills. "

"Drum rolling is the term used to describe rapid short strikes in the manner ofsomeone playing the drums, we do not permit this and ask players to ignore strikes ifthe weapon was not pulled back at least half the weapons length before striking.In the case of daggers, we enforce alternating theblades direction between attacks. "

"Grappling cannot be used in a armed combat situation."

“Fiore... of the noble house of dei Liberi of Premariacco... in his youth wanted to learn how to fight and the art of combat in the barriers. Of Spear, Axe, Sword and Dagger, and of fighting on foot or mounted, armoured or not armoured."